Exemptions from chapter
Ind. Code § 32-23-12-1
in effectSec. 1. This chapter does not do the following:
(1) Provide an exclusive basis by which a joint owner in coal or a lessee of the coal owner may enjoy their estate in the coal land.
(2) Diminish the rights of a joint owner of coal or a lessee of the coal owner under common law.
(3) Diminish the appurtenant rights of a coal owner.
(4) Prohibit a joint owner from filing a petition for partition under IC 32-17-4, provided that the petition for partition is filed in accordance with and subject to IC 32-23-12-9(d).
(5) Prohibit any entity with eminent domain powers from acquiring all or a portion of the coal land by exercise of eminent domain powers.
As added by P.L.94-2009, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32Fetched: 10/17/2026
